The West Gate

Marra's Caldera-Notch Verification

TRAIL · 4 days · moderate

Destination: Caldera Notch ridgeline (and home again)

The central challenge

A four-day round-trip to verify the waystone-positions on Marra's working sketch of the Caldera Notch ridge. The walker carries the sketch up, walks the ridge, marks corrections, and brings the sketch home.

Marra has been drawing the Caldera Notch for sixteen years. She does not believe her own hand any more without a walker's eye to confirm. -- P

What the air will be
L1mild
L2chill
L3chill
L4cold

Today\u2019s air, taken at noon. Tomorrow\u2019s air will be its own.

The Legs of the Walk

  1. LEG 1

    Out the West Gate to Aurespor

    mild

    road · 1 stop · civilization · foothills · road

  2. LEG 2

    Aurespor to the Caldera Notch ridge

    chill

    trail · 1 stop · alpine · ridge · verification · puzzle

  3. LEG 3

    Caldera Notch back to Aurespor (return)

    chill

    trail · 1 stop · foothills · return

  4. LEG 4

    Aurespor home to Hearthhold

    cold

    threshold · 1 stop · civilization · return-home · hearthhold

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